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Captured Escape Rooms - "Prohibition: Last Call"

LOCATION:  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Photo above is property of Captured Escape Rooms

Photos above are property of Captured Escape Rooms

📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Prohibition: Last Call
📅 DATE PLAYED: July 24, 2024
🎬 GENRE: Speakeasy
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 6 ppl): 7/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-14 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $32.00/ pp (adults), $29.00/ pp (students)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: No

📖 THE STORY

You received a mysterious invitation to "The Party of the Decade" at Smugglers End, a local speakeasy. After arriving, you realize you were the only one invited and are being framed for a major liquor smuggling operation. With your fingerprints all over the place, you must discover who framed you and find a way to escape before the “fuzz” arrives.

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The set design was beautifully done with the feel of a speakeasy with old barrels, vintage significant props and even a doorway in through a laundromat.
Some of the puzzles were clever in the way they were executed, using the theme, the props and the atmosphere of the speakeasy to blend it all together.
With a lot of props used to decorate the room, there were a lot of things fixed into place to avoid confusion as to what should be used and what should not be used.
The game continued to reveal new things as we progressed with some great surprises.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There were a few red herrings that could have been avoided as well as a few lock inputs that were the same and no cluing as to where the solution should go.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Prohibition: Last Call" was pleasing to the eyes and had some solid puzzles that blended into the room. There were some fun reveals as we navigated through the game. Though most of the room was low tech, they had some great elements that used tech where it counted. We played with 6 people and found there was room to move around. 8 people feels like it would be the maximum. This room would be great for anyone who enjoys a speakeasy theme or a challenging escape room.